"We do remain committed to our digital-entertainment strategy," HP spokesman Ross Camp said Friday. "We decided that reselling the iPod does not fit within that strategy," reports CNet, following up a Wall Street Journal story.
"Although HP plans to stop selling Apple's players, it will take some time for that to happen. The computer maker recently announced a new lineup of HP-branded iPods. Camp said HP plans to continue reselling the music players through the end of September, when it expects to have sold through its inventory of iPods, iPod Minis and iPod Shuffles."
Comment: HP selling iPods never made sense, but presumably it was Carly's baby. During her reign at HP, the company always looked a bit like Apple Manqué (just look at the style of HP's advertising and promotions). HP could have done a video- and music-playing iPaq five years ago, enhanced its own brand image, and actually lived up to its "invent" slogan.
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